May 28, 2006

Brown concrete

The only exposed concrete for this project is the bollard, which isn't really a true bollard. It just looks like one. Whereas an architectural bollard is a safety post to prevent vehicles from hitting a nearby structure (or to prevent vehicles from entering an area), here it's really just a column base.

So in becoming un-bollard-like, I've decided to try a brown colorant in the concrete to make it pretty. Bollards are otherwise bright yellow to attract attention. The steel will be wrapped, maybe with cedar, which is brownish, so hopefully the total assembly will look okay when finished.

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